Photos show exhausted Australian firefighters on break from battling bushfires
Firefighters in Australia have been working tirelessly for months battling wildfires in the country. Some have traveled thousands of miles from…
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Jail video of Jeffrey Epstein’s first apparent suicide attempt no longer exists
Video surveillance footage taken outside Jeffrey Epstein’s cell during his first apparent suicide attempt in July 2019 “no longer…
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Kentucky judge suspended after alleged affair and nepotism
A Kentucky judge was suspended with pay pending an investigation into accusations of misconduct including, among others, nepotism, retaliation…
Continue Reading Man who claimed to be missing boy pleads guilty to aggravated identity theft
A man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois boy who disappeared in 2011 at age 6, pleaded guilty in federal court to aggravated identity…
Continue Reading U.S. House passes resolution limiting Trump’s war powers against Iran
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House on Thursday approved a War Powers resolution Democrats said would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take…
Continue Reading A beachcomber brought home what she thought was a rusty old plate. Months later, she learned it was a land mine
Back in April, Jayne Wilson found what she thought was an old plate lying on the beach. The truth is a bit more explosive. Wilson, who works as a…
Continue Reading R. Kelly’s girlfriend Joycelyn Savage faces domestic battery charge after a fight at his apartment
Joycelyn Savage, a girlfriend of singer R. Kelly, faces a battery charge after allegedly getting into a fight with another woman at his apartment,…
Continue Reading Chicago hasn’t had a coyote attack in decades. Yesterday, it had 2
A strange spate of coyote sightings in Chicago — and two attacks, one involving a 5-year-old — have befuddled residents and officials.…
Continue Reading Origin of mystery humming noises heard around the world, uncovered
In 2018, a multitude of seismic signals were detected by earthquake monitoring agencies all over the world in May and June. They created a weird…
Continue Reading A teacher is charged with battery after video shows him grabbing and carrying a student, police say
A Florida middle school teacher has been arrested after he was seen on video grabbing a student in class and carrying him to a hallway where he…
Continue Reading San Francisco just swore in the first Asian American sheriff in California history
San Francisco just appointed a new sheriff — the first Asian American sheriff in California history. Paul Miyamoto, who is of Japanese…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein’s request to get a new judge after sharp threat over cell phone usage is rejected
The judge in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal case rejected the defense’s motion request that he recuse himself two days after the judge…
Continue Reading How Harry and Meghan might become ‘financially independent’
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s surprise announcement that they plan to step back from royal duties and “transition into a new working…
Continue Reading Suspect in the New York Hanukkah stabbing faces 5 additional federal hate crime charges
The man accused of stabbing people at a Hanukkah celebration in New York faces five additional federal hate crime charges after authorities alleged…
Continue Reading Woman who planned to build bomb for US terror attack sentenced to 15 years in prison
A Queens woman who planned to build a bomb to be used in a US terrorist attack was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge on Thursday,…
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U.S. & Canada say it’s ‘highly likely’ Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner by accident
TORONTO, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late…
Continue Reading Power expected to return to all of Puerto Rico in days after deadly earthquake and aftershocks
Power is expected to be slowly restored to all homes in Puerto Rico over the coming days in the aftermath of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that left…
Continue Reading Tyler Perry offered a job to the first inmate released under a new conviction integrity program in Georgia
Until last month, Darrell Hall was the only prison inmate from Georgia’s most populous county serving a life sentence for a drug offense,…
Continue Reading Thousands donated Christmas trees to help restore a state park that suffered after Hurricane Sandy
The sand dunes in a New Jersey state park are in trouble, but thanks to thousands of donated Christmas trees, the system is about to undergo a…
Continue Reading Earthquake damage could leave major Puerto Rico power plant out of action for a year, official says
A crucial Puerto Rico power plant damaged in this week’s earthquakes could be out of operation for more than a year, the head of the…
Continue Reading This ancient north star likely helped guide the building of Egyptian pyramids
Although it’s not the brightest star in the sky, Polaris serves as our guiding North Star. It’s a steady star in the Ursa Minor…
Continue Reading Teen snowboarders stranded at a Canadian ski resort burned their homework to stay warm
A pair of 16-year-old snowboarders lost in the wintry Canadian wilderness kept warm until their rescue by building a fire — and using their…
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American firefighters arrive in Australia and get cheered at the airport
American firefighters got a hero’s welcome when they arrived in Australia to help battle the country’s devastating fires. Travelers at…
Continue Reading A majority of Nigerians and Kenyans have confidence in President Trump, according to Pew research
Most Kenyans and Nigerians have confidence in President Donald Trump, according to data released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center. While…
Continue Reading Body of stowaway found in Air France plane’s landing gear
The body of a stowaway has been found in the landing gear of a flight to Paris from Ivory Coast. “Air France confirms that a lifeless body of a…
Continue Reading A huge meteorite smashed into Earth nearly 800,000 years ago. We may have finally found the crater
One of the largest known meteorites to hit Earth struck nearly 800,000 years ago, but the exact spot where it smashed into our planet has been a…
Continue Reading Duchess of Cambridge gets royal birthday best wishes amid turmoil over Harry and Meghan’s announcement
The UK might still be coming to terms with the surprising news that Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are stepping down as senior royals,…
Continue Reading A high school football player who killed his pregnant schoolmate has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. He says she waited too long for an abortion
An Indiana teenager who said he killed a pregnant schoolmate because she waited too long to tell him about her pregnancy has been sentenced to 65…
Continue Reading Satellite images show how dark Puerto Rico is at night after earthquakes caused power outages
Satellite images taken at night are showing just how much of Puerto Rico doesn’t have any power. Some people may be without power for over a…
Continue Reading It’s not just humans and apes who help each other. Parrots do too
Only a few mammals — humans and a few other primates — are thought to spontaneously help one another. Now, however, scientists say…
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